What is your favorite of the big 3 barbell lifts

[Lism]

I never deadlift anymore, so probably squats. But I've been warming up to the bench press recently as I have begun to see improvement for the first time in a long time.

Deadlifts are just not enjoyable. You're picking something up and putting it back down. With BP and Squat there is a sort of adrenaline rush. You have to commit to it, and if you fail you will be humiliated and possibly seriously injured. I don't have a spotter because I am a sigma male, which means I have to be a lone wolf and go it alone. Also, I just feel these two way more in their respective muscle groups than I do or deadlift. I am tired out by deadlifts but I don't really feel it in my legs as much. With a squat I will feel it heavily in my legs and pretty much only in my legs, and also be so tired to the point of falling to my knees afterwards.


I used to prefer the overhead press to the bench press, and historically the OHP was one of the "big lifts" back when the clean and press was still in the olympics. Nowadays I understand why people love the bench press

 

[Meliton Manzanas]

I never deadlift anymore, so probably squats. But I've been warming up to the bench press recently as I have begun to see improvement for the first time in a long time.

Deadlifts are just not enjoyable. You're picking something up and putting it back down. With BP and Squat there is a sort of adrenaline rush. You have to commit to it, and if you fail you will be humiliated and possibly seriously injured. I don't have a spotter because I am a sigma male, which means I have to be a lone wolf and go it alone. Also, I just feel these two way more in their respective muscle groups than I do or deadlift. I am tired out by deadlifts but I don't really feel it in my legs as much. With a squat I will feel it heavily in my legs and pretty much only in my legs, and also be so tired to the point of falling to my knees afterwards.


I used to prefer the overhead press to the bench press, and historically the OHP was one of the "big lifts" back when the clean and press was still in the olympics. Nowadays I understand why people love the bench press

Deadlift but I mostly do pushups instead of weightlifting now but when I do I just lift 80-140 lb barbells and like 30-40 lb curl bars from the home weights I have actually thinking of it now makes me wanna lift

 

[Meliton Manzanas]

just to show my physical strength I just pulled my grip monitor and here are it’s results with time stamp for proof months ago when I was at my physical peak I remember actually crushing this thing and making it break

 

[Meliton Manzanas]

just to show my physical strength I just pulled my grip monitor and here are it’s results with time stamp for proof months ago when I was at my physical peak I remember actually crushing this thing and making it break

I actually showed this to @doedoedoedoedoedoedoedoe

 

[jimbo]

nothing tops bench imo, squats feel great but i don't like fucking up my back and deadlifts feel amazing especially 1 rep maxes so idk what ur smoking

 

[Meliton Manzanas]

nothing tops bench imo, squats feel great but i don't like fucking up my back and deadlifts feel amazing especially 1 rep maxes so idk what ur smoking

I around this time a year ago was lifting 250-300 lb Deadlifts in 15 Reps for like 5-10 times in a row I got extremely strong and fit by doing that but I’m actually regretting it and paying the consequences because now I feel constant pain in one part of my spine and sometimes I can’t walk or get up due to it and it’s a big pain in my daily life and I still have not consulted a doctor or physician about it

 

[jimbo]

I around this time a year ago was lifting 250-300 lb Deadlifts in 15 Reps for like 5-10 times in a row I got extremely strong and fit by doing that but I’m actually regretting it and paying the consequences because now I feel constant pain in one part of my spine and sometimes I can’t walk or get up due to it and it’s a big pain in my daily life and I still have not consulted a doctor or physician about it

you have to maintain really good form for deadlifts, were you straightening your back well enough? were you using a belt? for me i like to brace and then push my feet down as if i'm pushing the earth from under me (if that makes sense) with my back straight (a little lean is fine, you don't have to get into a squat-like position) and my back is mostly fine except for some minor pain on certain movements

 

[Meliton Manzanas]

you have to maintain really good form for deadlifts, were you straightening your back well enough? were you using a belt? for me i like to brace and then push my feet down as if i'm pushing the earth from under me (if that makes sense) with my back straight (a little lean is fine, you don't have to get into a squat-like position) and my back is mostly fine except for some child pain on certain movements

Sometimes I was wearing a belt others I was not 50/50 but I would sometimes curve my back instead of lifting it straight up in proper position

 

[Jimb0]

deadlifting is literally break your back type lift u never gonna catch me doing that shi

 

[Meliton Manzanas]

deadlifting is literally break your back type lift u never gonna catch me doing that shi

That was the lift I would normally do

 

[greg]

Bench is fun to do

 

[Lism]

nothing tops bench imo, squats feel great but i don't like fucking up my back and deadlifts feel amazing especially 1 rep maxes so idk what ur smoking

What is up with people saying squats will fuck up your back? Deadlifts will fuck up your back, not squats. Squats will fuck up your knees at worst

 

[Lism]

deadlifting is literally break your back type lift u never gonna catch me doing that shi

Don't fool me brotha, I know you like getting your back blown out #thisniggaisgay

 

[jimbo]

What is up with people saying squats will fuck up your back? Deadlifts will fuck up your back, not squats. Squats will fuck up your knees at worst

i never said they do, i just said that it messes with my back pain a little bit